Agonizer

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Note: This is a Klingon device and is not Star Fleet issued.



An agonizer-like weapon was standard issue to Klingon personnel in 2268. Most top-rank officers aboard ship, most notably the Captain, First Officer, Security Officer, Medical Officer and Marine Officer, carry the Klingon agonizer. The short cylindrical device has a contact grid on one end, a finger-grip groove on the bottom, and a thumb slide on top, which controls the intensity. Several other models of agonizer exist; they all have similar functions and variable intensity.


The medical agonizer is usually applied to the left shoulder to work properly. The left chest position is preferred, or upper chest, and can make contact through normal light clothing. Sliding the thumb slide forward produces anything from mild discomfort to crippling pain to unbearable agony at the user's desire. The pain produced is not localized in the contact area, except at lower power settings.


This device is mostly used for discipline and torture. In cases where an individual must be kept awake for a particular reason, and drugs are not available, the agonizer is commonly used. This may be for medical reasons, or for tactical situations. There are rumors that certain cultures, perhaps even the Federation, have developed drugs, which mask the agonizer effect. Such drugs would undoubtedly have side effects and would only be available to undercover agents and other critical personnel trained to use them only in emergency. Such drugs are known to exist within the Empire, but are highly illegal to produce, sell, use or possess.